Cris_CbrowningdmisNcogneto What is the added benefit? What are some elements of the software that you feel make it better than just hand ballooning a print. (most of my prints have a max of 80ish dimensions)
Would you recommend it to someone who doesn't have it already?
One thing that is nice about DISCUS is that you can import an annotated 3D model and whole bunch of other various documents into the same TDP (Technical Data Package). Where I work, we need to balloon items on all sorts of documents, not just the print. Often, we don't even get a traditional print. Sometimes it's just an annotated 3D model and accompanying documents, like a page of notes listing applicable specs and special requirements, special requirements on the PO, and other cryptic documents. We've even had a rush job once where all we got was a 3D model and a PowerPoint slide show that showed annotations on screen captures of the model. Somehow those slides were brought into DISCUS and ballooned.
So, it is nice to have all the documents together with every item ballooned to make sure nothing is missed. Everything can then be exported to a single tidy PDF file and an accompanying Excel file for recording inspection results.
All of this is probably overkill and/or not applicable to many industries, but it works for the low volume aerospace parts I work with.
Cris_CbrowningdmisNcogneto What is the added benefit? What are some elements of the software that you feel make it better than just hand ballooning a print. (most of my prints have a max of 80ish dimensions)
Would you recommend it to someone who doesn't have it already?
One thing that is nice about DISCUS is that you can import an annotated 3D model and whole bunch of other various documents into the same TDP (Technical Data Package). Where I work, we need to balloon items on all sorts of documents, not just the print. Often, we don't even get a traditional print. Sometimes it's just an annotated 3D model and accompanying documents, like a page of notes listing applicable specs and special requirements, special requirements on the PO, and other cryptic documents. We've even had a rush job once where all we got was a 3D model and a PowerPoint slide show that showed annotations on screen captures of the model. Somehow those slides were brought into DISCUS and ballooned.
So, it is nice to have all the documents together with every item ballooned to make sure nothing is missed. Everything can then be exported to a single tidy PDF file and an accompanying Excel file for recording inspection results.
All of this is probably overkill and/or not applicable to many industries, but it works for the low volume aerospace parts I work with.
